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The Maryland Public Service Commission stated that  it “appreciates the time and participation of all individuals and parties making filings with the agency. To ensure that filings are processed efficiently, the following Filing Guidelines  guidelines are available for use in preparing and submitting filings. 

General Overview: 

• Filings may be submitted electronically or by first class mail. Parties and individuals are encouraged to electronically file when possible.
• If submitted by first class mail, filings must be addressed to Andrew S. Johnston, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
• If submitted electronically, filings must be made through the Commission’s e-file system.  If filing public comments electronically, comments must be submitted through the Commission’s Public Comment Dropbox.
• The Commission has issued a waiver of the paper filing requirements of COMAR 20.07.04.12 as noted in the attached operational notice.
• Neither an email of any filing or a facsimile copy of a filing is considered an “official filing” and will not be accepted as such. Filings received by these methods will not be entered into any matter in which the Commission has pending before it nor is it sufficient to initiate a matter before the Commission. Filings via email or facsimile are considered “general correspondence” to the person to whom the filing is directed. General Requirements Font
• Font must be at least 12-point type or legibly written. Required Information
• Information as required under the applicable statute or Commission regulation if an application, complaint, or other statutory filing.
• A contact name, email address, and telephone number should be included in the event that there is a question about the filing.
• While not required, a transmittal letter should be included referencing the docket number or other identifying number (such as a mail log number), unless the original document is self-explanatory.
• For certain applications, a physical copy of certain documents is required to be mailed to the Commission such as bonds. Please review the instructions for the corresponding applications for more information.
• For large filings that cannot be uploaded via the Commission’s website, a digital copy must be emailed to the Chief Clerk. Testimony Formatting
• For parties filing direct, rebuttal, or surrebuttal testimony as part of a case, each witness must have its own separate .pdf file by name and type. Example: Last Name, First Name – Testimony type (Vader, Darth – Direct Testimony). Confidential Filings/Content
• Documents containing information to be withheld from public inspection should be clearly and conspicuously labeled “CONFIDENTIAL, NOT FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION”. The transmittal letter or cover letter should state what portions of the filing are considered confidential. Persons eligible to sign pleadings
• Individuals may appear on their own behalf before the Commission in matters in which the Commission is performing a quasi-judicial function, but all other persons, i.e., corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, non-for-profit organizations, ad hoc organizations (such as a group of individuals), must be represented by attorneys-at-law, who are duly admitted and enrolled to practice before the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Filings being made in a matter in which the Commission is performing a quasijudicial function (such as a docketed case) must be signed by a person that is permitted to appear before the Commission.
  
  Format:
  
  • Adobe Acrobat (PDF) is the only accepted file type. Searchable PDFs are required. All others will not be uploaded or included in the official record.
  • Filenames (augustreport_24.pdf) must not include apostrophes (‘) or commas (,).
  • It is preferred for the page document numbers to match the pdf. page number. For example, page 50 of the document should match page 50 of the pdf. instead of page 50 of the document corresponding to page 56 of the pdf.

E-file – All electronic filings must be made through the Commission’s e-file system on its website. 

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Filing Guidelines (ML# 312552)